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(43) Date of publication: 18.01.2023 Bulletin 2023/03 (21) Application number: 21715390.7 (22) Date of filing: 09.03.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 90/00(2016.01) A61L 26/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 90/04; A61B 2090/0445; A61B 2090/0472; A61B 2090/0481; A61L 31/145; A61L 2400/16; A61B 2017/0641; A61B 2017/0649; A61B 17/068; A61B 2090/3966; A61B 2090/3908; A61B 2017/00898; A61B 2017/00951; A61B 2017/00867 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/021483 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/183497 (16.09.2021 Gazette 2021/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 10.03.2020 US 202062987449 P (71) Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Maple Grove, MN 55311 (US)

(72) Inventors: MUNDAHL, John Maple Grove, Minnesota 55311 (US) HOENES, Benjamin R. Maple Grove, Minnesota 55311 (US) MUSHNOORI, Sriharsha Maple Grove, Minnesota 55311 (US) LEE, Hak Rae Maple Grove, Minnesota 55311 (US) LAROY, John J. Maple Grove, Minnesota 55311 (US) (74) Representative: Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Joachimsthaler Straße 10-12 10719 Berlin 10719 Berlin (DE)